angeles to win the nomination. and it doesn't work. and then there is this bad time, i think, for stevenson, who doesn't--is not appointed secretary of state, which is what he wanted and truly believed that he could excel at instead, he becomes the ambassador to the united nations and that's not a good job for him. c-span: there's a scene that you talk about in the book and then we'll jump all around here trying to get to the bottom of this... >> guest: as long as we know which adlai stevenson we're talking about. c-span: yes. we're talking about the former governor... >> guest: yeah. c-span: ... the man who ran for president. the scene outside of john f. kennedy's house in georgetown... >> guest: yeah. c-span: ... when they came out after the election to talk about the un ambassadorship. what was that about? >> guest: yeah. well, by that time kennedy--stevenson wouldn't trade. i have to back up a little bit. kennedy had gone to libertyville, that's stevenson's home outside of chicago, and asked him to support him.